This little piece was painted for a good friend who heads up a fundraiser for GOGOs, which is an organization that supports grandmothers in Africa raising orphaned grandchildren. My friend is an amazing person, painter and a lawn bowler! Capturing the body language of the lawn bowlers made this a fun one to paint.
Located right under the Granville Street Bridge, Granville Island is a unique place that is home to the Federation of Canadian Artists Gallery as well as artist’s studios. Aa well there is a wonderful market, restaurants, many shops and water activities. A great place to visit!
I was on a boat when I took the photo as the sun was heading towards the horizon. The pink colours of the beautiful sky reflecting in the water made for a inspiration starting point for a painting!
I painted this piece plein air on a lovely day in Stanley Park when the tennis courts were in full action. The building in the background is the Stanley Park Brewing Restaurant.
The colours are so very different with every sunset! This makes them all uniquely beautiful! I fell in love with the softer colours of this particular evening!
I had fun painting this smaller version of a larger painting I did. I was very pleased with the result, it turned out great and translated very well into a smaller painting!